adcosnai

Old Irish

Etymology

From ad- +‎ com- +‎ sníid (to contend, struggle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aðˈkosn͈i/

Verb

ad·cosnai (prototonic ·ascnai, verbal noun ascnam)

  1. to strive after
  2. to proceed

For quotations using this term, see Citations:adcosnai.

Conjugation

Complex, class A III present, s preterite, a subjunctive
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative deut. ad·cosnat
prot. ·ascnai ·ascnam
imperfect indicative deut. ad·cosnainn ad·cosnaitis ad·cosantae
prot.
preterite deut. ad·chosain
prot.
perfect deut. ad·ruchoisséni
prot.
future deut.
prot.
conditional deut.
prot.
present subjunctive deut. ad·cosnae ad·cosna
prot. ·ascnae
past subjunctive deut. ad·cosnainn ad·cosnaitis ad·cosantae
prot.
imperative ascnam
verbal noun ascnam
past participle
verbal of necessity

Derived terms

  • at·cosnaitis
  • ar·cosnai
  • imm·cosnai

Descendants

  • Irish: ascain (to proceed towards)

Mutation

Mutation of ad·cosnai
radical lenition nasalization
ad·cosnai ad·chosnai ad·cosnai
pronounced with /ɡ-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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